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Mark Mulder won't make another comeback attempt in 2015.

Last year's attempt ended with a ruptured Achilles and he wasn't making great strides in his throwing workouts this winter. "I just couldn't get where I needed to be," Mulder told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick on Tuesday. The 37-year-old left-hander hasn't pitched in the major leagues since 2008. He can now fully commit himself to broadcasting. Tue, Feb 3, 2015 04:35:00 PM

According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN, Mark Mulder is still mulling his decision to attempt another comeback.

The 37-year-old southpaw hasn't pitched in the big leagues since the 2008 season, but worked himself into great shape and may have earned a spot in the Angels rotation last spring before he ruptured his left Achilles and was forced to miss the season. He shouldn't have difficulty finding interested teams if he indeed decides to give it a go. Sat, Jan 10, 2015 11:42:00 AM

Mark Mulder told Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register that he'll decide in mid-January whether to try a comeback next season.

Mulder, 37, blew out his left Achilles during spring training with the Angels, but he's been throwing off a mound since August and will see how he feels in about a month before making a final call. The left-hander hasn't pitch in the majors since 2008. Tue, Dec 9, 2014 06:46:00 PM

Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that Mark Mulder "continues to work toward a comeback but indicates that he’s still not 100 percent sure it will happen."

Mulder blew out his left Achilles during spring training with the Angels, wrecking his chance at a comeback during the 2014 season. He turned 37 in August but indicated after surgery in the spring that he intended to pitch for someone in 2015. Someone will surely be willing to give him a minor league deal. Sun, Nov 16, 2014 10:10:00 AM

Ramirez underwent stem cell therapy in September to combat a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Three ultrasounds since then have showed continued healing to the point that the Angels are hopeful he can avoid surgery. "You’re never out of the woods until they get on a mound and start throwing to hitters," general manager Billy Eppler said. "That’s usually where you find yourself at a point of kind of exhaling."

Alex Meyer will undergo labrum surgery on his right shoulder on Tuesday and will be sidelined until 2019.

Yikes. Meyer has dealt with shoulder issues for years and has been out for nearly all of the second half while battling his latest problem. It's a shame, as while he's never shown an ability to throw strikes consistently, Meyer was missing a bunch of bats this season and posted a sub-4.00 ERA. Now he'll go a year and a half between appearances and might never be the same following the procedure.

The Angels have scratched Andrew Heaney from his scheduled start Thursday after being eliminated Wednesday night.

Bud Norris will start in his place, since the Angels don't want him earning a $500,000 bonus he was due as a reliever. Heaney was slated to return from a shoulder impingement Thursday after missing three starts, but there's just no need to take a chance with him now that there's nothing at stake. He finishes 1-2 with a 7.06 ERA in five starts after returning from Tommy John surgery. He will be a sleeper next spring.